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So Don't Look Up.
That movie felt way too real watching it.
Yes but without the part where they tried
We haven't gotten to that point yet
Without some sort of violent revolution, we won't, or time runs out but it's not a movie and there's no ship to another planet.
Great. That's exactly what we need now - more violence
If there's ever a time when it's justified, it's when our very existence is at stake.
Climate change is not an existential threat to humanity
To humanity? Probably not. To billions of people? Definitely yes.
Revolutions take over where reason stops. The people in power have the means to do the right thing, but sometimes they look out for a few people and will destroy thousands. That's not a good option, as people get more desperate
Climate change is not something that has a simple solution to it and governments just refuse to do so for whatever reason. That's a naive view that ignores all the complexity of this issue.
For example: stopping all carbon emissions is not going to stop climate change. Not only do you need to become carbon-neutral but you also need to get all the excessive carbon out of the atmosphere. How?
Why the extreme? Cutting back and investing in things that are better should be a mandate, not an idea or option. And certainly we cannot allow an administration to roll things backwards just because someone ~~bribed them~~ donated to their campaign